Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-17

among the Greeks that every time a person
| saw red headed woman he would be certain
| to find white horse in the immediate viein-
! ity. Redmund laughed at her nervousness
and excitement, and as he kissed her good
night he also pressed his limpid mustache
against the high temperature of her red hot
bang and said he wouldn't have her with
any other hair than that which she now wore.
Of course this comforted Mamie, but she
couldn't forget the white horse-or the white
mule either. When she was alone she sat at
her little ebony desk in the southeast corner
OF her boudoir, and let the occurrences of the
day float in upon her dreaming senses for q
while, and then, III paroxysm of petulancy
and anger, she allowed a few tears to ebullish
and course down the freckled currents of her
check
She wiped her eyes, walked up and down
the room once and then took a seat in the
lambent moonlight at a front window.
Again the incidents of the day crowded in
upon her. An interminable procession of
white horses and snowy mules lodged in and
cut among the thousand thoughts that bios
somed in her brain. The pendulous swing Of
some giant voice seemed to keep up an inces-
SAINT Here she comes" and There he goes
within her hearing. Then field of nodding
red hair lit the horizon of her vision; then
came dashing cavalcade of white horses,
hundreds OF prancing mules, and between
and upon and around and beneath them were
tossing red heads and the painful vibration
OF that volun1inous voice, that never changed
its monotone and only said, Here she comes"
and There he goes" After this came va
cancy and delicious sense Of complete rest.
Mamie Navarro slept.
The morning bloomed and brought her
new cares and thoughts She had her cards
of invitation to send out and her trousseau to
put in shape, with hundred other things
that kept her fingers and brains busy until
that eventfui day Of the wedding Redmund
had called around each night and offered sug-
gestions as he thought proper and within the
lines of his duty. Nothing occurred to call a
halt LII the arrangements and on the evening
of Sept, q the happy couple stood hand in
hand on the door sill, as full Of the rich con-
tent Of rapt hearts IS any two human beings
ever were since the world began
There were four bridesmaids and grooms-
men and the church was in gala dress for the
nuptlals itis not necessary TO describe Nam
mes toilet, which was up to the latest de-
nlands Of fashion. Nor is it worth the time
or space to devote g. paragraph to Redmund
to say bow handsome and manly he was as he
led his beautiful bride to the altar Friends
who crowded the church were heard to saw
that Mamie was lovely and the gentlemen
audjbly remarked that Redmund didn't seem
to be bit frightened
The clergyman tied the knot in the ortho-
dox style. Redmund placed the band Of gold
On Nannie'S finger and the priest gave them
both his blessing. Then the organ sent forth
Its sonorou5 notes i'll a joyful march and the
sound Of wedding bells stole through the
music. The bridal party turned TO 20. Nan
ME took her Redm1nd's arm-now her own
Redmund forever-and they started down
the aisle
Suddenly there was a violent cleng. as if
somebody had rUdely tangled the wedding
bells. Then there was an awful voice:
Here she cornesm it said at one moment,
and There ne goes!n at the next
The fair bride trenbled
Here she comes"
There he goes"
The terrible words chilled her heart. She |
turned to clutch Redrnurd's hand. hut no /
hand was there. She held horses hocf. Ey /
her side, IN RedmunG's stead. was white /
horse He stood On MS hind lsSs. With ths /
swiftIess Of fright she Licked around. All /
about her were whste horses standing ON their
lind legs cad huge red heads floating Ia ths
AZ.
Summarizing all the strength sha had and
cro7vdins it into her two lungs She emitted
trightful shrek and sank into swoon.
Here, here. Mamie, what's aA this boiler
ng aboutT
II was Nannie's father who stood by ha-
'lde in the lambert moonlight G. the frort
window, and gave her a ehaking tha; WIS
Violent enough - arouse the dead
Get up aud 60 20 b4l,' the parent con
anusd; what do yol wan. 70 81. up ~ hat
Window and keep people awake ali night long
With your nightnaresg7
But, papa, where Is ths white horSsY the
lear girl asked, cpening her eyes and tryins
o understand ths situation
W hat white koTssy Il, Navarro asked,
nd then slapFIng bis thigh with a chncizIs
s he remembered himself &c said: 'Oh. yes !
sse:' and, leaning over tE-o1Es towarI. tie
pen window. b. exclaimed: Il here 10 Is, too:
)r. Sands cd white Plug standing IN front |
I TIE Ag1eboEe's door.-
Nannte looked CT: IN tse ruooniigh: and
sw .4,s white horse and sEsd5erea
Il YVES the t4nkling c. IT, e. Sh5or's doc,
ell that bad sounded in tie climax q her /
nETIble dream
TAs resdeT VIII, an szre. b glad - iea-n
hat Nantes dream DID rot interfere wirs
Re rsai wedding. w4.ch oa-se g. Ca TIE III
nd sho d5d1't marry : 'sas.o ko-se, e..Ez<.
% became tbs happy rstd hSaeisI bride o.
Il RSaauzd Bose Ii icsss- Ds-nocra.